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The Minimalists: Less Is Now

Once I started to get rid of stuff, it was just like the momentumjust took over

Once I started to get rid of stuff, it was just like the momentum
just took over

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Once I started to get rid of stuff,
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it was just like the momentum just took over.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:38:01
Uploaded
May 25, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Booklight Productions,Catalyst Films

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Movie Summary

The Minimalists have reworked this phrase to create a sense of urgency for today’s consumer culture: now is the time for less.
[Rechna] When you open up those drawers and look at what's in the back of them, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:10
[Rechna] When you open up those drawers and look at what...
[Victor] It… It really helped by focusing on just one part of the house, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:13
[Victor] It… It really helped by focusing on just one part o...
A huge storage rental that we'd been paying for for years - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:07
A huge storage rental that we'd been paying for for yea...
I remember going through my CD collection, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:08
I remember going through my CD collection,
That was the one thing that made me think, "That's probably a reason - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:16
That was the one thing that made me think, "That's...
When I started going through it, I got rid of 14 pairs of pants. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:04
When I started going through it, I got rid of 14 pairs of pa...
And so, I actually, you know, went through and counted them, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:15
And so, I actually, you know, went through and counted them,
It was a very freeing feeling, um, to just get started, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:07
It was a very freeing feeling, um, to just get started,
[Joshua] Over the course of eight months after my mother died, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:09
[Joshua] Over the course of eight months after my mother die...
Although, if you visited my home today, you probably wouldn't walk in and say, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:07
Although, if you visited my home today, you probably wouldn&...
This guy's a minimalist!" - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:15
This guy's a minimalist!"
Each of our belongings, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:08
Each of our belongings,
As a minimalist, every possession serves a purpose - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:07
As a minimalist, every possession serves a purpose
With all that clutter cleared, I… - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:06
With all that clutter cleared, I…
Questions like, "When did I give so much meaning - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:06
Questions like, "When did I give so much meaning
Who is the person I want to become, and how will I define my own success?" - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:14
Who is the person I want to become, and how will I define my...
And if we don't answer these questions carefully, rigorously… - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:12
And if we don't answer these questions carefully, rigor...
So, as I let go… - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:10
So, as I let go…
My best friend, a guy named Ryan Nicodemus, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:15
My best friend, a guy named Ryan Nicodemus,
And he said, "What the hell is minimalism?" - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:16
And he said, "What the hell is minimalism?"